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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1882

25 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 2

East Macquarie Election. Mr. Pechey at Wattle Flat

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 11 January 1882 · page 2

OUR correspondent at Wattle Flat sends us the following:— One of the largest and most enthusiastic meeting that has taken place here for some…

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The Coming Election

The Bathurst Post · Saturday 14 January 1882 · page 2

EAST MAC[?] is most cerrainly rich in would-be representatives At one time no less than seven names [?] own as candidates. The £40 fine, no some of these out of the field, but…

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East Macquarie Election. Mr. Roberts at Kelso

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 14 January 1882 · page 2

ON Wednesday evening Mr. C. J. Roberts held a meeting at Browwn's Hotel. Kelso. There were a large attendance and the meeting had to be held in the verandah, Mr. E. Combes,…

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Easy Macquarie Election. Polling Day

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 2

THE "free and independent" electors of East Maxquarie had the privilege of exercising the [?] on Thursday last. The excitement throughout the electorate had been worked up…

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The Bathurst Free Press. "Magna est veritas et prevalebit." Saturday, Jany. 21, 1882. East Macquarie Election

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 2

MOVED by the law of self-preservation, the electors of East Macquarie have rejected the three gentlemen from Sydney who sought their suffrages, and have returned…

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The Municipal Elections

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 1 February 1882 · page 2

A LARGE number of the electors have been made to experience great disappointment owing to their names having been [?] from the Municipal Lists for use at the…

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Municipal Elections. Nomination Day

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 8 February 1882 · page 2

Yesterday being the day for the public rending of the nominations in connection with the municipal elections, the [?] as Returning Officer, attended at the Town Hall at 12 o'clock…

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Municipal Elections

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 11 February 1882 · page 2

THE polling in the West Ward—the only Ward in the Borough in which there was a contest—which took place yesterday, was conducted in a very quiet manner. There…

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Municipal Elections

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 February 1882 · page 2

THE official declaration of the poll taken on Friday for an alderman to serve as representatives of the West War in the Municipal Council was [?] Town Hall on Sa…

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Election of Mayor

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 February 1882 · page 2

THE members of the [?] yesterday afternoon f or the purpose of [?]a Mayor for the ensuing year. There were present : The Mayor [?]…

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East Macquarie Election

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 1 July 1882 · page 2

ON Tuesday evening a large and enthualastic meeting, at which all sections of the community were represented, of the supporters of Mr. R. H. Thompson was held at O'Connell…

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East Macquarie Election. Mr. Thompson at Kelso

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 5 July 1882 · page 2

MR. Thompson met the election at Kelso on Monday evening, the meeting being held at Brown's hotel, and being presided over by Mr. Jacob Knights. The attendance was large,…

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East Macquarie Election

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 15 July 1882 · page 3

THE Returning officer for East Macquaric Electorate, Mr. C. J. West, declared the Tough state of the poll at Kelse, is the presence of about 100 electors. He said he was sorry that…

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By Electric Telegraph SYDNEY. Tuesday afternoon. Dissolution of Parliament

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 22 November 1882 · page 2

A PROCLAMATION has been gazetted proroguing Parliament until 12th December next, and the Assembly is thus dissolved. The dates of new elections have not…

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The Coming Election

The Carcoar Chronicle · Saturday 25 November 1882 · page 2

We hear of several candidates being in the field for Parliamentary honors, but, as yet, only our old members—Messrs LYNCH and (CAMPBELL—have announced themselves ready…

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By Electric Telegraph. Thursday. the Elections

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 25 November 1882 · page 2

A PROCLAMATION has been gazetted dissolving Parliament. All the writs are made returnable before the 28th December. The first election is…

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The Elections

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 25 November 1882 · page 2

"HURRY" is the word just now in all the electorates of New South Wales. The writs for the election of representatives have been issued, and the whole…

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Bathurst Election. Hon.f.b. Suttor for Bathurst

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 29 November 1882 · page 2

THE first meeting in connection with the election at Bathurst was held on Monday night at the Royal Hotel, when the friends of the Hon. F. B. Suttor, assembled to make arrangements…

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Original Correspondence. Do not identify onrselves with the opinion of our Correspondents. the Elections. Is the Editor of the Bathurist Free Press

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 2 December 1882 · page 2

The—As an elector I would like to know it that Mr. Hellyer and his staunchest support [?] are so dreadfully inconsistent? We find [?]attempting to make much capital out of a…

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Bathurst Election. the Nomination

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 2 December 1882 · page 2

PUNCHTUAL to the hour appointed on Thursday last the Returning Officer for Bathurst, Mr.John F. Clements, appeared on the hustings which had been erected on the Market Square,…

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